Saturday, September 13, 2014

Availability of EMR on Google Glass

When it was
first introduced, Google Glass captured the imagination of the entire world.
This gadget was one of the most futuristic, Google had come up with. But, it
took quite some years for this Glass to be realistically used. Recently, Google
Glass has been mentioned in the news with yet more great uses. It is believed
that California based Drchrono is about to come up with
an application that will make EMR
available of the Google Glass. In other words, the doctors will be able to sift
through the reports, wearing their Google Glass, and hence will be able to
perform their tasks faster. This EMR application
on Google Glass will invariably change the face of the
healthcare industry and its practice methods.

Why EMR on Google Glass is exciting prospect

Being able to
have Electronic Medical Records or Electronic Health Records on Google Glass
can be revolutionary for the healthcare sector. This would literally be like
wearing one’s health records. At the present times, in order t get a summary of
the medical tests, health records, diagnosis etc of a patient, the doctor has
to sift through either hard copy of the record documents or the soft copies
accessible on his computer. The time spent in going through reports like this
can be saved by using the Google Glass.

So how does Google Glass EMR revolutionize the
medical way of work? Well, if all the records start appearing on the Google
Glass of the doctor, then he would
not have to repeatedly go back to the documents to consult, while carrying on
the treatment. Even while doing surgery, he can simply access all the required
information on the Google Glass and this gives him a hands free mode of
operating which results in better results. The facility of having EMR or EHR on Google Glass simply makes it
convenient and accelerates the entire treatment process. No wonder, the
announcement of such application was met with so much interest.

Is the
application available widely?

This
application, being created by Drchrono is still under trials and errors. It is
not available for mass use. Till date, only a limited number of pieces have
been created and given out for free to doctors. In other words, the application
is still under testing and further developments. It is still not available
widely in the market. Devices like Google Glass are still pretty new on the
market, and consumers will take a while to get used to the idea of it. The
Google Glass is still undergoing plenty of experimentations. It is expected
though, that soon enough, with a good collection of compatible and useful
applications, this Glass will soon become a part of one’s daily lifestyle –
just like smartphones and iPads today have.

Just a matter
of time

This
announcement made by Drchrono is one of the few that will come up over the
years. As a gadget, Google Glass is truly expected to meet high benchmarks of
performance and utility.